3rd Grade Virtual Learning Activities

Week 1: April 14th – 17th Please select at least one activity from each box daily. All activities are optional and will not be graded. They are

suggested to support the continuity of student learning.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Language Arts Math Language Arts Math STEAM

SPRING BREAK

Focus: Geometry

Vocabulary Review

Watch: Points, Lines, etc. Polygons

Activity 1: Watch the

Polygon Song Video. Then

create your own song/catch

phrases for each polygon on

Wixie. Be creative! You can

include images of the

polygons in the background.

Activity 2: Play Four in a Row

Game.

Reflection: Teach someone

at home the difference

between points, line

segments, lines, rays, and

angles. Show them gestures

so they can remember each

important vocabulary word.

See if the person at home

can draw a picture of each

and check their work!

Focus: Poetry and Adjectives

Watch: Poems

Adjectives

Activity 1: On Wixie create

an acrostic poem about

Spring. Look in the templates

for an already created

template or create your

own. Add an illustration and

record your voice reading

the poem.

Activity 2: Read the poem

My Teacher Likes Minecraft

and complete activities on

the poetry menu

ELL Support: Use the anchor

chart and acrostic poem

plan attached below for

support in writing your own

poem.

Conversation Starter:

(Discuss with a sibling, grown-

up, pet or stuffed animal)

If you were an author, would

you rather write fiction or

nonfiction books and why?

”I would rather write ____

because ______.”

Focus: Geometry

Vocabulary Review

Watch: Plane Shapes

Quadrilaterals

Activity 1: Go on a

scavenger hunt around

your house and look for

different polygons. Create

a list of all the polygons you

found around your house

and type them on Wixie.

Activity 2: Play Geometry

Bingo with a family

member.

Reflection:

Practice these skills on

IXL.com

CC.3, CC.4, and CC.5

Focus: Wind-Powered Car

Challenge: You are ready

to set off on an adventure

but first you need to create

your get-away car. This car

must be powered by wind.

Use materials from around

your home to create your

car.

Watch: Sample Wind-

Powered Car

Please see the template

below for steps to design,

build, test and reflect!

Social Studies Science Social Studies Science Counseling Focus: Simple Machines

Activity 1:

Help Switch complete his

tasks.Museum of Science

and Industry Chicago,

Simple Machines Try and use

the simple machine that you

think would be the best first.

After you have collected all

the pieces, go back and try

to

Activity 2: Define the six

major simple machines and

list an example of each.

(inclined plane, wedge,

screw, lever, pulley, wheel

and axle)

Reflection: If you chose

activity 1, how did choosing

a different simple machine

affect Switch’s ability to

complete the task? If you

chose activity 2, which

simple machine do you see

most during your typical day

and which do you see the

least?

Focus: Civics and Good

Citizenship

Watch/Read: Being a Good

Citizen

Pick at least 3 characteristics

that make a good citizen to

watch and read about.

Activity 1: Tell someone in

your family about the

characteristics that make a

good citizen.

Activity 2: Use the attached

template to write, draw, or

describe characteristics of a

good citizen. If you can’t

print it at home, just do your

best to make one on a piece

of paper.

Reflection: What do you

think it would be like if

people didn’t show good

citizenship? What are some

of the ways you show good

citizenship at home, at

school, and in your

community?

Focus: Simple Machines

Watch Rube Goldberg

YouTube video.

You need to create a way

to turn off the light from

your bed. It must include

three simple machines.

Activity 1: Draw your

diagram on a piece of

paper. Label the simple

machines.

Activity 2: Draw your

diagram on a WIXIE. Label

the simple machines.

Reflection: Do simple

machines make things

easier or more difficult?

Share your answer with

someone at home.

Focus: Children and

Families

Step 1: Check out this video

for children about the

Coronavirus and strategies

to help with worry! Once

the video is over, discuss

the information and go

over any questions you

may have.

Step 2: Check out the

worksheet and complete it.

Practice mindful breathing

to relax and calm down, as

well as set healthy goals for

the week.

Encore * NOTE: Flipgrid links are specific to that particular day, and are sequential. They may not

be active if you click on it before the assigned day. * Music

Flipgrid

PE

Flipgrid

Music

Flipgrid

Library

Flipgrid Art

Flipgrid

Math Lab

FlipgridArt

Flipgrid

Additional resources for extra practice are listed below.

Language Arts: Reading is a Riot, Writing is a Riot, Readworks.org, Raz-kids, Ixl.com

Math: April Math Calendar, Geometry Study Guide 2020, IXL.com, ST Math, Origo Math, DreamBox, Mathplayground.com

*Additional files, documents, and links can be found on each class webpage.

*Additional Encore activities can be found on each encore teacher’s class webpage.

Login Information:

Website Username Password

BrainPop Jr. Sealion Wilson

PebbleGo kwilson school

Microsoft Office 365 Username @pwcs-edu.org Student specific

Clever Accessed through Microsoft Office account

Origo, Wixie, ST Math, IXL, Dreambox Accessed through Clever

*Individual student account information for Microsoft Office can be accessed through your child’s teacher. Please

contact them via e-mail.

Tuesday, Math, Activity #2

Geometry Bingo Board #1

Heptagon Line of

Symmetry Vertices Hexagon Rectangle

Circle Ray Polygon Vertex Endpoints

Quadrilaterals Angle Noncongruent

Shapes Octagon Decagon

Pentagon Point Line

Segment Line Congruent

Shapes

Polygons Line

Segment Ray Triangle Angle

Square Congruent

Shapes Nonagon Noncongruent

Shapes Line

Thursday, Math Activity #2

Geometry Bingo Board #2

Line Line of

Symmetry Noncongruent

Shapes Nonagon Circle

Rectangle Ray Polygon Square Endpoints

Quadrilaterals Angle Ray Congruent

Shapes Decagon

Triangle Point Vertices Angle Line

Segment

Line Segment Vertex

Noncongruent Shapes Pentagon Line

Congruent Shapes Octagon Hexagon Polygons Heptagon

Figures that are the same size and shape.

Answer: congruent shapes

A line that divides a figure into 2 congruent parts.

Answer: line of symmetry

Figures that are not the same size and shape.

Answer: noncongruent shapes

A closed figure with 3 or more sides. It has at least 3 line segments that do not cross.

Answer: polygon

A plane shape with 0 corners (vertices), 0 sides, and 0 angles. It is not a polygon.

Answer: circle

A plane shape with 3 corners (vertices), 3 sides, and 3 angles. It is a polygon.

Answer: triangle

A plane shape with 4 corners (vertices), 4 sides (opposite sides are equal), and 4 angles (square corners). It’s a polygon.

Answer: rectangle

A plane shape with 4 corners (vertices), 4 equal sides and 4 angles (square corners). It is a polygon.

Answer: square

An exact location in space. It has no length, width, or height.

Answer: point

A collection of points going on and on in both directions. It has no endpoints.

Answer: line

Part of a line, it has one endpoint and goes on and on in one direction.

Answer: ray

Part of a line, it has 2 endpoints and includes all the points in between.

Answer: line segment

Formed by 2 rays that have a common endpoint.

Answer: angle

Polygons that have four sides. Examples: squares, rectangles, and trapezoids.

Answer: quadrilaterals

A polygon that has six sides.

Answer: hexagon

A polygon that has five sides.

Answer: pentagon

A polygon that has eight sides.

Answer: octagon

A polygon that has seven sides.

Answer: heptagon

A polygon that has nine sides.

Answer: nonagon

A polygon that has ten sides.

Answer: decagon

Figures that are the same size and shape.

Answer: congruent shapes

A collection of points going on and on in both directions. It has no endpoints.

Answer: line

Part of a line, it has one endpoint and goes on and on in one direction.

Answer: ray

Part of a line, it has 2 endpoints and includes all the points in between.

Answer: line segment

Formed by 2 rays that have a common endpoint.

Answer: angle

Figures that are not the same size and shape.

Answer: noncongruent shapes

One common or shared endpoint.

Answer: vertex

More than one common or shared endpoint.

Answer: vertices

Triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, and hexagons are all examples of ________.

Answer: polygons

Two points that mark the ends of a line segment.

Answer: endpoints

Geometry Bingo: Play Geometry Bingo at home to practice geometry vocabulary!

Materials: Print out bingo boards and cards. Cut out the cards and turn the cards face down. You can use pennies/dimes or make your own bingo chips (cut out small squares) to mark your spots on the bingo board. Directions: Ask someone to call out the clues using the clue cards. The first player to get five in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) wins!

Our Teacher Likes Minecraft

Our teacher likes Minecraft.

She plays it all day.

She tells us to study so she can go play.

She'll dig in her mine,

going deeper and deeper, then fight off a skeleton,

zombie, or creeper.

She'll engineer buildings from dirt, wood, and stone,

then go out exploring

the landscape alone.

She'll build and collect and

she'll run, jump, and swing.

There's only one problem...

we don't learn a thing.

--Kenn Nesbitt

Copyright © 2016. All Rights Reserved.

Use this poem to complete the activities in the poetry menu.

Wednesday, Language Arts, Activity #2

Poetry Response Menu Complete at least 4 activities, one from each row.

*Complete the activities in your Language Arts notebook.

Row

1 Question It

Write questions before, during, and

after reading the poem.

Summary Write a summary of the

poem. Include who, what, when, where,

how, why.

Add to It Add a stanza of your

own to the poem, either in the beginning,

middle, or end. Rewrite the whole poem with

your new stanza.

Row

2 Sketch it Out

Draw a small sketch for each stanza in the

poem.

Illustrate Draw a picture that

summarizes the whole poem.

Design It Pretend the poem is a movie, design a movie

poster for it!

Row

3

Timed Reading Set a timer for 2

minutes and see how many times you can

read the poem.

How many times? ____

Express Yourself Read the poem with

expression or in different voices. (whisper, like a

robot, etc.) Which voice did you

use? _________________

Read to a Stuffed Buddy

Read the poem to a stuffed animal. Try reading to a few different animals.

What animal did you read to?

______________

Row

4 Find the Rhyme

Highlight matching rhyming words in the

same color.

Grammar Hunt Find words from each part of speech and

underline them: Nouns – blue

Adjectives – red Verbs - green

Vowel Sort Find words with different

vowel patterns and make a chart. (Long

vowels, short vowels, oi, oy, ow, ou, aw, au, etc.)

Wednesday, Language Arts, Activity #2

Wednesday, Language Arts, ELL Support

Wednesday, Language Arts, ELL Support

g o o d Citizen

What is a…

anyway?

A good citizen does his or her part to make your school (or community) a better place.

A good citizen cooperates with others. S/he follows the rules (or laws). S/he shows respect to others, especially

authority (like teachers). S/he tries to be a good classmate (or neighbor). S/he even volunteers to not only help others,

but to also take care of the classroom (or community – and even our planet Earth). {…even if no one asked him/her to!}

Wednesday, Social Studies, Activity #2

A good citizen IS: {traits to describe a good citizen}  

A good citizen SAYS: {things you may hear a good citizen saying}  

 

A good citizen DOES: {things that you may catch a good citizen doing}  

 

A good citizen IS NOT: {traits to describe the opposite

of what a good citizen would be}  

 Citizen

g o o d What exactly makes someone a

Economics Productive Resources: the factors of production Human Resources: Students Capital Resources: Materials Natural Resources: Wind Students will understand that they have a scarcity of resources so they must make smart choices. (tape) Math Students will measure the distance their car travels. Students will record their data. Students will find the mean, mode, median, and range of the class data. Science: Students will explore simple machines and force and motion.

©LisaTaylorTeachingtheStars

Economics Productive Resources: the factors of production Human Resources: Students Capital Resources: Materials Natural Resources: Wind Students will understand that they have a scarcity of resources so they must make smart choices. (tape) Math Students will measure the distance their car travels. Students will record their data. Students will find the mean, mode, median, and range of the class data.

Science: Students will explore simple machines and force and motion.

©LisaTaylorTeachingtheStars

Wind-Powered Car ChallengeChallenge: You are ready to set off on an adventure butfirst you need to create your get-away car. This car must

be powered by wind. Use materials from around your home to create your car.

Design: Use Wixie OR pencil and paper to draw and label your car design. What simple machine do you need to include in your design for the car to move?

Build: Grab materials from aroundyour home. Think of what youcan reuse or recycle to createan eco-friendly car.Don’t forget to decorate!

Suggested Materials:Paper BeadsStraws TapeScissors RulerCrayons/Markers

Test: Clear the way and get ready to test your car. Choose a startingpoint for your car and see how far you can make it move with one big breath. Measure the distance in inches or centimeters using a rule. If you have a fan or blow dryer, see how far the car will move in thirty seconds.MY CAR MOVED ______________ inches / centimeters.MY CAR MOVED ______________ inches / centimeters IN 30 SECONDS.

Reflection: Talk to a family member, draw and write, or reflect on Wixie by writing and recording as you answer the following questions. What could you have done to make your car go further? Could you use different materials to build your car? What adventure are you going on in your car?

Design Space

Reflection Center:

Friday, STEAM Challenge